In the “internet plus” era, online healthcare platforms provide an effective way of easing the
demand for hospitals, and their popularity among patients has been increasing sharply in …

Background Online health care services effectively supplement traditional medical
treatment. The development of online health care services depends on sustained …

Background Normal users' voluntary behaviors (eg, knowledge sharing) in virtual
communities (VCs) has been well investigated; however, research on health professionals' …

Introduction With the growth in Internet technology, online rating websites encourage
patients to contribute actively in rating their physicians. These rating sites provide more …

Background In recent years, paid online patient-physician interaction has been incorporated
into the telemedicine markets. With the development of telemedicine and telemedicine …

Purpose–Knowledge sharing has entered the stage of knowledge payment with the typical
models of paid Q&A, live session, paid subscription, course column and community service …

Introduction: In the past decades, the average weight of residents has increased
significantly. Weight management has become an important issue in our society. With the …

Purpose This study aims to describe the general picture of the competition in multichannel
expert services in duopoly market and discuss how the quality difference may affects the …

With the dramatic development of Web2. 0, the occurrence of online health communities
(OHCs) appeals to increasing number of patients and physicians to involve in this type of …

With the dramatic development of Web2. 0, the occurrence of online health communities
(OHCs) appeals to increasing number of patients and physicians to involve in this type of …